ADHDFamilies

Sorry for the lack of posts around here for the past few days.  After messing around with numerous different themes and layouts, I decided that it was a necessary evil to take some time and design a theme specifically for the way I would like to see information laid out here at ADHDFamilies.

While there was one theme that nearly did everything that I wanted it to, it had the unfortunate drawback of not being open source, and one of the basic tenants of this site is that it is free.  Free for you to use, free to be republished…

Over the next few days you may see that the look and/or feel of the site jumps around between different themes.  The reason for this is that I am still not entirely satisfied with the way that the theme I am currently using displays the articles posted here.

I think my ADHD plays a part in this, but I just can’t seem to find a site them for ADHDFamilies that I can fall in love with.  Sure, there are a lot of good magazine style themes out there, but nothing on the market right now suits all the needs or wants…

The American heart Association has released a recommendation to have children diagnosed with ADHD undergo a screening for heart problems before being prescribed stimulant based medication. According to the AHA, these drugs can lead to heart problems or cause severe symptoms in children who have existing heart problems.

The Association is not recommending that children be taken off medication, but they are concerned about the overall health of patients treated for long periods with stimulants, due to the strain it can place on the heart. Dr. Victoria Vetter, a pediatric cardiologist and head of the committee that made the recommendation…

It would seem that there is more than one Ratey floating around in the world of ADHD. As a matter of fact, Nancy Ratey is the wife of Dr. John Ratey, who I discussed in my last post on this topic.

Both Dr. and Mrs. Ratey are experts on the subject of ADHD. While her husband focuses on the medical side of the issue, Mrs. Ratey is an educator and life coach who focuses on teaching adults with ADHD how to better manage their time and resources.

Mrs Ratey is also the author of The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD…

As a military family, we end up moving a bit more frequently than most people do. These moves may be as short as one base to the next in the same state, or they might be to places such as Germany, Japan or Korea. The government pays to move our things, but only up to a certain weight limit. At times there’s just some stuff we have to move for ourselves.

It’s times like those that send us looking for affordable international shipping. We may be shipping just a little on our own, but the prices are generally pretty steep…

At least that’s what was stated at search engine squaretable, where they claim that the search engine crawler must have ADHD, because it visited some sites up to 1,000 times in a single day.  While this was most likely some sort of glitch in Yahoo!’s algorithms, I find the statement itself to be a bit over the top.

We all know that ADHD in most cases causes a difficuly in paying attention.  The unfortunate side effect of this is that the public in general are using the term to describe absolutely everything memory related.  I feel that this lessens the reality…

Buying a new car is a dream for most families and once achieved it can be a great source of both pride and security. The problem is that auto warranties aren’t necessarily designed for families that intend to own their cars for more than a few years. What happens if something goes wrong after 30,000 miles? Unless you’ve budgeted for problems you can be left in a pretty bad state of affairs in just a few minutes. Nobody wants that.

Car Extended Warranty can help extend your piece of mind and the safety of your family.  Examining your options is simple. …

Psychiatrist John Ratey claims exercise is “the single most important tool people have to optimize brain function.” Dr. Ratey is a Harvard University professor and an expert on ADHD.

His thoughts:

If you get your body in shape, your mind will follow.

Dr. Ratey details his findings in working with exercise and the brain in his new book “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain“ which was published in January by Little, Brown.

In this article by L.A. Times reporter Shari Roan, Dr. Ratey answers several in-depth questions on the topic, which I found very informative.

My opinion:

Though it is…

I personally am all for Human Growth Hormone therapy, supplementation and treatment. Clinical studies have shown that HGH can positively affect people with numerous conditions such as obesity, high cholesterol and loss of bone density. It has also been shown to boost metabolism and help skin repair itself even in extreme conditions of environmental exposure.

I personally would like to see HGH more readily available. What are your thoughts? I realize that the topic is a hotbed at the moment, but there are a lot of other medications, suppliments and treatments that we take for granted today that have fallen under…

Have you ever wondered if dogs suffered from ADHD?  Well, now you don’t have to.  Apparently there is a medication on the market to help your pooch handle his impulsive behavior.

This is a spoof!  Please don’t take this seriously.  I died laughing when I saw it so I thought I’d share!